Nn-2023

Projectos de 2023

^ Projects

Larger outdoor maintenance and projects 2023 . . .

(1) retaining wall cut out and walking ramp
(2) cherry tree pruning
(3) apple tree seedling planting, tree from 57th driveway
(4) aloe polyphylla planting in front north bed
(5) front bed clean up and backfill at original aster planting location
(6) white shale wall building at middle hilltop
(7) red fence repair
(8) raised vegetable beds

^ Details

2023 large project details . . .

^ retaining wall cut out

(1) Retaining wall cut out

[x] Mark and measure desired cut out
[x] Call and compare concrete cutting services
[x] called Concrete Sawing company of Clackamas County
[x] calls on 3-27, 3-31, ..., 4-13, 4-14 on site visit, 4-17 receive quote
[x] clear any additional space needed for cutting service providers
[x] cutting completed
[x] payment for cutting completed
[x] debris removal
[ ] create French drain feature behind exposed wall
[ ] backfill and mulch behind cut wall
[ ] measure and design temporary work ramp for front side of wall
[ ] build step for front side of wall at lowest cut out

^ cherry tree pruning

(2) cherry tree pruning

[x] created on-line request for tree removal estimate
[x] esitmates at ~2k
[x] top branch removal by hand started 4-2

[x] pruning 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-8


[x] major pruning complete
[x] branch clean up, branch recycling 4-4, 4-10, 4-11, 4-16, 4-18, 4-28, 4-29, 5-1


[ ] second cherry tree removal


[ ] attach temporary climbing steps above highest ladder attach point
[ ] cut and lower branches from top third of tree crown
[ ] branch debris to compost bin, larger branch pieces cut for kindling

 

^ apple tree planting

(3) Apple tree planting:

(3.1) yellow tall bearded iris seedling move to center terrace

[ ] remove rough bench and stones from between arbor vitae trees
[ ] weed between arbor vitae
[ ] lower soil to about five cm above path
[ ] transplant tall bearded yellow seedlings


(3.2) site / locate in ground place for apple tree


[ ] take measurements:

[ ] from concrete retaining wall bend point to path edge near upper hill willow tree
[ ] from south arbor vitae to large ~30 year old fir tree
[ ] from concrete wall bend point to estimated sunniest point minimum 2 meters east of same wall


(3.3) tree planting preparation and action:

[ ] new terrace marking and measurement about apple tree site
[ ] first stage soil removal including hole for tree planting
[ ] retaining wall about area of first stage soil removal
[ ] tree planting


[ ] second stage / tier soil removal
[ ] retaining wall construction at second stage tier
[ ] third stage / tier soil remove
[ ] retaining wall construction at third stage tier

 

^ in ground aloe planting north front bed

(4) prepare in ground aloe site for planting

[x] dying rhododendron removal underway

[] dig and pot naturally air layered branch, appears healthy


[2/6] six white oak seedlings removal
[ ] retaining wall stones placed to create terrace at this site
[ ] soil and river sand mix addition

 

^ front bed aster dividing and backfill

(5) front bed backfill at original aster planting location

[x] all divisions of aster clump dug and lifted
[10/n] boxed and given away
[4/n] transplanted to new sites

[x] aster replanted at original planting location
[ ] aster transplanted to foot of late flowering lilac
[ ] aster transplanted to foot of piernas shrub next to deck
[1/2] aster transplanted to backyard north fence


[ ] 0/n potted

 

^ middle top of hill terrace

(6) white shale stone placement, top terrace wall build

[x] one of two stone groups moved to top of hill
[i] middle top terrace wall construction underway
[ ] middle top terrace backfill complete

 

^ fence repair and top south walls

(7) red fence repairs

Lower west side retaining wall work underway. Working to create wall with curved pattern . . .

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[x] post reseating
[x] board reattachment
[i] English ivy removal - 2 count yard debris bins removed
[i] poison oak removal
[i] ground leveling
[ ] retaining wall east higher side
[i] retaining wall west lower side, fallen cherry to hawthorne tree

Some extensions to this work:

[i] nuisance tree removal
[ ] clean up nursery pots
[ ] smaller wall at base of sod pile
[ ] trench creation for dead poison oak branches
[ ] plant sword fern in three gallon pot near hawthorne tree

Some things to think on:

• planting sites for snake plantain, more trilliums
  
• stone and log pieces to create forest insect habitats, e.g. centipede and milipede
  

^ raised vegetable beds

Site, design and construct two raised planter beds for vegetables

[x] first of two raised beds completed
[ ] second vegetable bed

^ New plantings tasks

[x] locate site or sites for sunflowers - raised bed, at foot of lilac, in front of northwest downspout and tallest lilies
[x] locate site for green gladiolas of march 12
[x] locate site for yellow squash - raised vegetable bed
[x] locate site for pumpkins - raised vegetable bed
[x] locate site for lettuce - raised vegetable bed

[x] Clear potted plants and tables from front yard up to north of chimney, and palm tree in front of chimney

[ ] Clear and level space between chimney and original late flowering lilac type tree, original in 2016 tree in front bed

[x] Site and locate spaces for two raised planter boxes, for above summertime vegetable planting north of sandbox

^ Smaller tasks

[ ] purple aster dividing

[x] dig and divide Parkrose aster
[4/n] locate and prepare / dig holes for four divisions

[x] original Parkrose aster planting spot at front retaining wall
[x] north fence back yard
[ ] north fence back yard, start of NE corner retaining wall to be
[x] low spot ladder store by house, two count places
[1/2] foot of palm tree, north fench back yard
[ ] downspout northwest and front corner of house


[x] remove smaller pieces and starts from area
[x] box divisions to give away
[ ] pot up four divisions for later sharing and sale

 

[5/8] pot up French lavender starts
 

^ [i] Create terrace at top red fence, between white fir and maple tree

[x] move white shale stones to top middle terrace
[ ] create top middle terrace with shale pieces
[ ] flatten top at level of red fence

[ ] strawberry flats preparation

[x] gleditsia tree lift and pot from strawberry row

[x] Saint John's wort removal from strawberry row

[ ] Saint John's wort removal from backyard slope

[ ] cactus repotting

[x] ~3-24 notocactus magnificus, lemon yellow flowers (tv repair ~2000)
[x] ~3-18 notocactus haselbergii, "Sweetheart cactus"
[x] ~4-05 earliest barrel cactus from Portland Nursery Division Street location, cactus not ribbed
[x] ~4-07 notocactus elegans
[x] 2023-05-20 mammillaris hahnia
[1/2] 2023-05-20 notocactus species, yellow spines along ribs
[ ] cactus de Veris

^ High Country Gardens

Plant or pot up HCG perrenial flowers . . .

[x] red columbine
[1/2] perennial verbena 2x
[x] cherry skullcap
[1/2] monardella 2x, one count 2023-05-10

[x] pot up and together narcissus and pansies

^ white oak saves

White oak tree seedling salvage . . .

[x] 4-17 large ~3-year white oaks potted, two count (severe root loss, watch for recovery)
[x] 4-17 one-year oak potted in one-gallon
[x] 4-18 one-year oaks potted, two count, one with 40cm long tap root into three-gallon pot (watch for recovery)
[x] 4-19 single one-year oak to one-gallon pot
[x] 4-24 half of south most collection of white oak seedlings moved to foot of piernas
[x] 4-25 one year seedling to 3-gallon pot, with tiny creme and yellow narcissus from 57th street house
[x] 5-4 oak by peach colored tea rose, front entry way (potted with next)
[x] 5-4 oak by ipheon bulbs (potted with prior)
[x] oak under original carnation
[x] oak in fescue by AB iris "Desert Jubilee"
[x] 5-10 oak by driveway a next to volunteer red bud treeling
[x] 5-10 oak at top back hill south side, about five feet south of highest elevation trillium
[x] 5-11 oak at southeast hilltop corner
[ ] oak in strawberry row east end
[ ] oak at downspout drain pipe end north backyard
[ ] oak at lowest trillium
[ ] oaks at foot of deck three count

^ Potting and Repotting

[ ] agave montana de 28th street
[ ] agave bracteosa de Silver Hill Seeds . . . suggest some to terracotta or ceramic pot
[3/n] Japanese maples behind garage
[x] green gladiolas in water, ten count
[x] iris unguicularis

[] iris unguicularis in metal pot outside kitchen

 
[ ] windmill palm seedlings atop gravel pile
 
[x] AB Desert Diamond [~2023-05-03]
[x] AB Hannah's Prayer
 
Repot . . .
[x] native currents, gift from musician and madrona buyer late summer 2022
[ ] thorn-less volunteer raspberry in front bed AB iris clumps

2023-06-12 [ ] yellow syrinchium
[ ] coastal polypodium fern
[ ] native silverleaf with 2022 saved typha seedling

^ Planting In Ground

Following plants noted for planting out individually in permanent places, and also some noted for "rowing out" or planting in rows for better growth:

[x] Japanese maple under pruned cherry tree
[x] Ponderosa pine near same cherry tree
[ ] Ponderosa pine halfway up south side backyard hill
[x] large ~5year Japanese maple planted at Clackamas location
 
[x] Pacific waterleaf by garage downspout
[ ] unidentified thorny small tree near ostrich plume fern behind garage
[x] aloe maculata to edge of front porch
[ ] agastache de HCG, two-gallon white pot on porch . . . suggest north of blueberry by NW downspout
[ ] second agastache in white pot
[ ] volunteer agastache from 57th street, in pot with iris suaveolens "Mellita Vandee"
 
[ ] apple trees de S and T located behind kitchen
[ ] snake plantain orchids, two count - locate one at front walkway garage corner
 
[x, 4/n] hemerocallis seedlings, two pots . . . suggest one pot to north of palm tree by chimney
[ ] iris seedlings bearded, three pots
[ ] iris seedlings beardless, two pots . . . suggest some to:

* ground next to blueberry near northwest downspout
* ground by large fir tree backyard south hill

[ ] columbine seedlings, one pot
[x] mint with purple stems . . . suggest to west most strawberry row, until can be divided
[x] mint from Fogerty Creek . . . suggest behind and east of large round stone at northwest downspout
 
[x] relocate geum triflorum from underneath agave ovatifolia
[ ] geum triflorum seedlings . . . suggest behind day lily seedlings next to chimney located palm
[ ] geum triflorum in one-gallon pot

[ ] Siberian iris from 2021 GPIS beardless September plant sale

^ To Purchase

[ ] "Geotech" or comparable fabric roll
[160/n] medium size retaining blocks
7-12 15, 7-25 15, ~8-16 15:160, 8-21 18:178, ~8-31 20:198, [x] raised bed cornerstones 8 of 8
[x] lumber for one raised vegetable bed

^ ASI plant donations

3 count 1/4 AB Heart of Hearts
3 count AB Hannah's Prayer
3 count AB Afrosiab
3 count AB Eye of Excellence
5 count AB Firefly Frenzy
3 count 1/4 AB Perry Dyer
3 count RB De Nile
 

Sent 7-5 and 7-10:
Heart of Hearts, 1/4 OGB-, 3
Hannah's Prayer, OGB, 3
Afrosiab, RB, 3
Eye of Excellence, OGB, 3
Firefly Frenzy, OGB, 5
Perry Dyer, OGB-, 5
De Nile, RB, 3
AB Desert Jubilee 2 ct

Possible GPIS plant donations 2023:
TB Winter Waltz
TB Lemon Spice
TB RE Immortality
MTB Butterscotch Wine
ABM Ulalena
OGB- Perry Dyer

^ Mid Summer Tasks

In situ:
[ ] replant AB Heart of Hearts
[3/6] replant AB Hannah's Prayer

Potting up:
[ ] up pot old world sedge from Xera plants
[x] up pot quarter AB seedling iris (TB RE Immortality x AB Exotic Treasure)
[ ] up pot agave montana seedlings in five inch pot
[x] lift and pot trio pups of agave salmiana near sandbox
[x] pot no id dwarf agave plants in clear salad container
[ ] pot up agave parryi stem piece under back eve
[x] lift and pot bluest agave seedling from 28th street, 2017 seedling
[x] lift and pot largest of three offsets from last PD agave purchase, a three-way cross

Infrastructure:
[i] clean up front north fence area about dying rhododendron

^ Late Summer Tasks

[x] pot up agave yavapensis
[x] 2023-09-08 and 10 - pot vanilla leaf seed - seeded in two count one gallon pots
[x] 2023-09-16 - pot up two loose aloe cooperi
[x] pot up smallest of 2017, 28th street agave scabra x agave "Sharkskin" seedling offsets
[x] 2023-09-16 - pot agave parryi de downtown Milwaukie
[x] 2023-09-16 - pot up aloe striatula seedling
[ ] pot pink agastache seed
[x] 2023-09-15 - pot up "fiddle camp" agave and barrel cactus, keeping together
[ ] pot up two 09-06 agave salmiana offsets
[ ] plant second of 1/4 AB sdlng plants, cross (TB Lady Friend x AM Ameera)

[x] 2023-09-16 - aloe arborescens cutting with extended rooting in water
[ ] dwarf hybrid aloes
[ ] soap aloe offsets
[ ] Rocky Mountain penstemon seed
[ ] agastache seed HCG plant, largest pink form

[ ] pot spider plants
[ ] pot golden pothos
[ ] pot rooted sansiviera cuttings

^ 2023 Autumn Tasks

• 2023 autumn tasks

^ 2024 Winter Tasks

[i] complete stone fill around exposed north fence post

[i] level soil east of northeast corner fence
[x] lay fabric
[x] backfill with stone

[ ] clear pots from north arbor vitae
[7/8] pot eight largest madronas
[6/12] pot twelve largest white oak from front
[28/30] pot up twelve giant sequoia
[ ] create safe steps to northeast fence gate
[ ] move smaller stones 5 cm and under to south side of north arbor vitae

Noted 2024-01-24:

[ ] clear and clean space about back door
[ ] build three tiered shelving unit in garage for air conditioner, tool trays and plant trays
[ ] construct cover over largest A. salmiana on backyard slope

[ ] construct medium size retainer block wall at cut away soil by back door

^ edit point

2024-02-21:4

[1/3] transplant bleeding heart to backyard fence line
[ ] transplant bleeding heart to foot of Hawthorne tree southeast corner backyard
[x] transplant one mahonia nervosa
[1/2] transplant two sword ferns to fence line

Vegetable garden preparation, seeds to plant:

[ ] plant Alma paprika pepper seeds
[ ] plant Roma tomato seeds
[ ] plant unknown aster from Wawona, gathered 2023 October

^ edit point

Watch:

[i] Achlys seeds in two two-gallon pots
[i] vine maple seeds in two two-gallon pots
[i] native wild ginger in round 15 cm pot

Clean up:

[1] trim dead twigs from north front beds, strawberry row
[1] remove spreading raspberries middle north front yard
[ ] move iris from under agave salmiana
[ ] thin asters by Japanese maple
[ ] divide red hot pokers by Japanese maple

^ edit point 2024-03-06

One . . .
[ ] remove plastic weed barrier from front garden bed north side
[ ] start upper small block retaining wall at end of row of strawberries
[ ] clean up volunteering raspberries in strawberry rows
[x] remove Saint John's wort in strawberry rows
[ ] mulch along split rail fence line

Two . . .
[ ] construct lower smaller block wall at site of perished rhododendron
[ ] backfill with soil
[ ] plant two count iris unguicularis

^ 2024 Spring Tasks

Three . . .
[x] lift and pot volunteer gleditsia from near front porch
[x] lift and pot windmill palm from seed from Broadway Street, again near front porch
[ ] level and mulch small area north of raised garden bed
[i] weed along arilbred iris row, front lawn

Four . . .
[x] transplant cone flower to next to Japanese maple front bed
[i] transplant cone flower to open breaks in strawberry row
[ ] transplant cone flower to next to lilac
[x] plant in ground apple tree of S and T

Potting - repotting and potting up:

[ ] pot Ameera x Lady Friend bare iris rhizomes
[ ] plant in ground TB RE Immortality rhizomes presently in moist sequoia needles
[ ] pot up "no id" aril iris seedlings in four inch pot atop bricks front of garage
[3/4] pot up lifted 28th street agave seedlings
[3/4] pot up Sunshine Milwaukie agave parryi pups, four count
[x] pot yellow flowering delospermum

[ ] pot up columbia desert parsley in six inch square starter pot

[ ] pot individually agave montana seedlings de 28th street

^ grass replanting

[ ] remove poor sode from south front corner of lawn
[ ] add better soil
[ ] smooth and compact
[ ] plant seed

^ clean ups

front and north
[ ] remove asters by piernas
[ ] remove asters, chicory, yarrow by large round rock at NW downspout
[i] clear asters and grass around ipheon

front and middle
[ ] remove grasses from yucca hesperaloe
[ ] pot up five or six small stoechas

front and south
[ ] pot up ascalpes by driveway

Red hot pokers re-siting
[ ] find new location for two large volunteer red hot pokers
[ ] divide yellow red hot poker plant

^ References

• https://www.midwestgardentips.com/perennial-index/verbena

• https://mesagarden.com/ . . . Mesa Gardens cactus seed nursery

• https://woodbrooknativeplantnursery.com/plant/cornus-canadensis/ creeping dogwood, bunchberry, Cornus canadensis

 

 

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